With the sophistication of mirrorless cameras these days, outside of the pro market DSLR's are looking like dinosaurs. But mirrorless are in decline too, so overall this is a worrying situation for photo enthusiasts like myself.

I'm upgrading to a X-E2 sometime over the next month or so, and I'm going to look after it because 'proper cameras' might not be so readily available in a few years time... if these doomsday predictions are accurate?

UnitedNations: Highest shutter speed is still 4000. A reviewer said if wanting to shoot wide open with the 23mm f1.4 lens one would have to invest in a ND filter.Didn't the X-E1 already have an in built ND filter???

The X100/X100s have built-in ND filters I believe, not the X-E1 because its an inter-changeable lens camera. As for wide-open at f1.4, maybe not using this camera in bright sun-light but at lower light levels where such a large aperture would be useful, not an issue.

A good if not Earth-shattering upgrade. I would really of liked more sophisticated WiFi capabilities and Auto-ISO (aka Nikon). As well as environmental sealing and better video (headphone jack, more manual control etc...) anyway, a lot of worthwhile improvements none the less.

I'm on the cusp of upgrading my current camera and the X-E2 is still a front runner, if not by the same margin it was before this official release. Still a few important features for me missing, we'll see...

Rod McD: Evolution, not revolution, but sensible updates - making a good camera better. As someone considering buying a mirror-less, it goes up in contention. Still not enviromentally sealed though - something Fuji needs to address in future models.

Yeah, the lack of weather sealing is the thing that most surprised me - all new cameras at almost every level are getting weather sealing nowadays... an oversight on Fujifilms part.

Except maybe slightly increased comfort, for talking on next to your face or storing in a large bum pocket, what's the advantage of such a design? Seems a bit gimmicky to me, a case of doing something with new technology just for the sake of doing it, no matter how Samsung tries to spin it.

Its aesthetic resembles that of a 1950s/60s portable radio. From the smoothed out curves of the whole body and lens, to the control dials on top, to the laser-etched body texture, which resembles that of a speaker grill...I wonder if they looked at such retro-radios for design inspiration? Anyway that's what this project remind's me of.

I've always really liked Pentax's flagship DSLR's. They're compact super-solid bricks, that are always a little different (in a good way) to their main contenders in the segment. If I wasn't in the market now for something more compact and light-weight...Fujifilm should be releasing an updated X-E1s/X-E2 some time this month. I would seriously consider upgrading to this. Not so keen on the 'Ricoh' logo on the back though.

vlad0: They helped make the two best cameraphones thus far.. the N8 and the 808.. I won't be surprised if this ends up on a Microsoft phone soon..

This also could form the basis for a good photo-system on next years iPhone 6...extra resolution combined with post-capture focal control (like a Lytro camera) while still allowing the smartphone to remain super thin.

GabrielZ: Give it a 1 inch sensor - EVF and it might become relevant again, oh and a touch-screen facility would be good too - Canon are market leaders in that department.

I forgot about the G1X - good camera, but Canon's G-series OVF's can't compare to the latest batch of high-res EVF's with their full coverage and no tunnel-vision effect. Give them a high frame-rate and your pretty much golden, except maybe in very low light.